Monthly Archives: January 2017

The Forward writes: Richard Spencer, the leading ideologue of the “alt-right,” Donald Trump’s Holocaust Remembrance Day statement that failed to mention Jews or anti-Semitism was an important, perhaps revolutionary, step. Spencer dubbed it the “de-Judification” of the Holocaust. Jewish activists, … Continue reading →

It’s great that we have so much clarity about the enemy in our midst. JTA: Two large groups representing Orthodox Jews responded to President Donald Trump’s executive order barring migrants from seven mostly Muslim countries and refugees from around the … Continue reading →

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If you go by what the TV networks and major newspapers say, Trump is blowing it. And yet when I weed out the propaganda and just concentrate on his actions, I am ecstatic. So while I read the LA Times, … Continue reading →

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From Red Alert: Even when conservative professors earn tenure, the academic experience can get unbearable. Professor Robert Lopez of California State University-Northridge was happy to receive his tenure in May 2013. The achievement is particularly difficult for conservative professors. Three … Continue reading →

Robert Oscar Lopez writes: When we were fighting against gay marriage, we made a huge tactical error in thinking we had to fight in the courts and media first, trusting that the churches would be safe. I fell for this … Continue reading →